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Q:

78 of 448 + 67 of 3374 = ?

A) 3084 B) 3184
C) 3584 D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of these

Explanation:

78 x 448 + 67 x 3374 => 392 + 2892=> 3284

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Q:

A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes low at noon on Tuesday and is 4 min 48 sec fast at 2 p.m. on the following Tuesday. When was it correct ?

A) 12 p.m. on Wednesday B) 2 p.m. on Thursday
C) 3 p.m. on Thursday D) 2 p.m. on Wednesday
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2 p.m. on Thursday

Explanation:

Time from 12 p.m. on Tuesday to 2 p.m. on the following Tuesday = 7 days 2 hours.
= 170 hours.
The watch gains = (2 + 4 x 4/5) min
= 34/5 min. in 170 hrs.
Now, 34/5 min are gained in 170 hrs.
Then, 2 min are gained in (170 x 5/34 x 2) hrs.
Watch is correct after 2 days 2 hrs after 12 p.m. on Tuesday, i.e., it will be correct at 2 p.m. on Thursday.

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Q:

Who is known as inventor of World Wide Standard Time ?

A) Sandford Fleming B) Fredrich
C) Williamson D) James Broot
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sandford Fleming

Explanation:

Sir Sandford Fleming, (January 7, 1827 – July 22, 1915) was a Scottish Canadian engineer and inventor. Born and raised in Scotland, he emigrated to colonial Canada at the age of 18. He proposed worldwide standard time zones, designed Canada's first postage stamp.

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Q:

Which of the Phrases(1), (2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrases printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct.

The ban is applied by the district’s commercial taxes department after protests by a community, which had threat to burn theatres screening the controversial movie.

A) had threated to burn B) had threatened to burn
C) had threatened to burning D) had threats of burning
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) had threatened to burn

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Q:

Which atom has the largest radius?

A) Neon B) Francium
C) Helium D) Cesium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Francium

Explanation:

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In the periodic table, the atomic radius increases from top to bottom in the groups and it increases from right to left in the periods.

 

Francium is the atom with largest atomic radius. Helium is the atom with smallest radius.

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Q:

Source of river Mahanadi ?

A) Mahabaleshwar B) Trimbak Plateau
C) Dandakaranya D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dandakaranya

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Q:

A pox on you for your loathsome chiding means

A) may you be diseased for your disgusting behavior B) want to hit you because you've been hiding
C) curse you for your hateful scolding D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) curse you for your hateful scolding

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Q:

The number of solutions of the equation logx2x2+40log4xx-14log16xx3=0 is:

A) 0 B) 1
C) 2 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3

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